en.Wedoany.com Reported - The board of trustees for the North Texas Independent School District approved campus Targeted Improvement Plans (TIPs) for 12 schools across the district on March 24, as part of the requirements from the Texas Education Agency. This school improvement initiative covers eight elementary schools, one middle school, and three high schools, including campuses such as Carlos Coon Elementary, Holmes High School, Jay High School, and Stevens High School.

During the presentation, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Janis Jordan outlined the components of the TIP, which include school improvement strategies, instructional support strategies, support and capacity building, performance management, and stakeholder feedback. She stated that a TIP is developed for any campus that receives an F rating in the TEA's annual A-F accountability ratings, consecutive D ratings, or is designated as needing Comprehensive Support and Improvement. The primary difference between a School Improvement Plan and a Transformation Plan is the duration: a Transformation Plan is a two-year plan, while a TIP is a one-year plan.

Jordan noted that a school might be required to submit a TIP if it receives its first F rating under the state accountability system or the federal accountability system, or if it is designated as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement campus due to being in the bottom 5% of performance. She mentioned that although the district has been implementing the School Improvement Plans since August, board approval was a necessary step, and improvements have been observed in the relevant schools since implementation began.

The district will continue to implement the School Improvement Plans at the respective schools for the remainder of the academic year, with the goal of moving these schools out of TIP status and preventing them from entering Transformation Plan status. Future accountability releases will determine whether these schools exit the TIP, require another year of support, or escalate to Transformation Plan status.

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